Cat Lake (Antarctica)

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Cat Lake
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Geographical location Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica
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Coordinates 68 ° 34 '30 "  S , 78 ° 16' 44"  O Coordinates: 68 ° 34 '30 "  S , 78 ° 16' 44"  O
Cat Lake (Antarctica) (Antarctica)
Cat Lake (Antarctica)
Altitude above sea level 27  m
length 1 km

The Cat Lake ( English for Katzensee ) is a 1 km long lake with a few bays on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is in the Vestfold Mountains .

The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it descriptive in 1983 because its shape resembles a cat when viewed from the air.

literature

  • John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 294 (English)

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